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Old 07-18-2012, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell View Post
Shouldn't being at least a graded stakes winner be a requirement to have a stakes named after you how ever insignificant it may be? In the history of Saratoga and NY racing it is hard to believe there arent enough qualified horses/people to name races after.

Of course it doesnt really matter in the grand scheme but it just seems silly to name races after forgettable horses like Willard Straight.
I was just breaking your balls. This race is obviously a prep for the Troy, a race of which Willard Straight was the first winner.
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